Thanks for stopping by my site. My interest in
railroads goes back to both of my grandfather's employment with Union Pacific
starting in the 1930's, during depression years when it was difficult to earn
a living. Part of my mother's dad's employment was living in a depot, for he
was the station agent for Union Pacific in various places along the line in
Western Kansas and Colorado. He raised his family there; my mother spent her
young life living in railroad depots. My father's family also worked for Union
Pacific, where his step-father operated a pile driver building bridges. My
father retired from Union Pacific in 1979. Totalled up, I had 11 relatives who
worked for Union Pacific, so ours was definitely a railroad family. I've also had
the incredible priviledge to volunteer with the Union Pacific Steam crew, doing
computer stuff. I'm the official UP Steam computer geek.

This site is a culmination of
photos and stories from my family and also another railroader or two. Aside
from that, I enjoy photographing trains as a hobby, and Colorado is certainly
still a great place to photograph. Over the years, great names of rail lines
have included Colorado Midland, Denver South Park and Pacific, Rock Island,
Uintah and most recently, Denver and Rio Grande Western. All of these lines
have ceased to exist as business entities, but many railfans such as myself
continue to present the historical greatness of these lines. The purpose of
this site is to bring the historical aspect of railroading to the present,
along with preservation of my family's heritage.

There are some photos in my scrap book from other western states and provinces as well
as Colorado. I spent three and a half years away from Colorado, an adventure sponsored by my
employer, working in Boise, Idaho. Southern Idaho is primarily Union Pacific
country, for the railroad had a great influence on that state also. One need
to look no further than Harriman State Park or even Sun Valley resort to see the
influence of Union Pacific over time on Idaho. This site represents some of my
travels retracing steps of previous generations as well as presenting the
historical equipment they may have used. I invite you to check out my
site here and thanks for visiting.